Amanda “Sparrow” Large, 46, reportedly walked down the plank … er … aisle earlier this year with the spirit of a pirate from Haiti who was executed for his looting ways in the 1700s.

But alas, all good things must come to an end as Large announced on Facebook that she’s separating from her dearly departed husband, whom she claims is named Jack.

“So, I feel it’s time to let everyone know that my marriage is over,” Large wrote on Facebook. “I will explain all in due course but for now all I want to say is be VERY careful when dabbling in spirituality; it’s not something to mess with.”

The Irish woman is a big fan of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films and even spent more than $6,000 to become a Jack Sparrow impersonator — complete with dreadlocks, costume and gold teeth.

In an interview with the Irish Mirror, Large said her soon-to-be ex-soulmate looks like Sparrow, as well.

“He is dark-skinned and has jet-black hair, so he tells me,” Large told the Mirror, noting the ghostly pirate appeared beside her while in bed.

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‘ALCOHOL FREE’ SIGN LOST IN TRANSLATION THANKS TO GOOGLE

Some things can be misconstrued when using Google Translate.

Case in point: A sign in Wales-based supermarket Asda had many shoppers thinking it was their lucky day. The store’s alcohol-free section was wrongly translated in Welsh to “free alcohol,” according to BBC News.

Twitter user and Asda shopper Guto Aaron noticed the sign and poetically chimed: “Get yourself to Asda, according to their dodgy Welsh translations, they are giving away free alcohol.”

In an interview with the BBC, Aaron said Asda’s signs “are usually correct so when there is an unfortunate mistake like this, you just have to laugh.”

An Asda spokesman apologized and thanked their “eagle-eyed customers for spotting the mistake.”

“We hold our hands up and will be changing the signs in our Cwmbran store straight away,” the spokesman stated. The supermarket will not be offering customers free booze.

Joey, the one-horned ‘unicorn sheep’. (Twitter/7NEWS Adelaide)

TWO CASES OF BEER SAVES ‘UNICORN SHEEP’ FROM UNTIMELY DEMISE

What can two cases of beer get you in Australia?

Apparently a unique one-horned “unicorn sheep.”

In February, animal stock agent Michael Foster feasted his eyes on a unique looking creature that was living at one of his client’s properties near Hallet, Australia. It was a sheep named Joey, who had a single horn growing out of his head.

Foster said the animal was destined for the slaughterhouse and was hours from its demise when he decided to take a leap of faith to save the animal.

“He was just running with the mob there and he just stood out to me,” Foster told ABC News Australia. “He was booked to go to a feedlotwith his brothers and sisters and we sort of picked him up the night before he was meant to go and saved him from that.”

So what did it cost Foster to save the unicorn sheep? Two cases of beer, he said.

Joey has now been adopted by the Foster family and lives on their property in Burra. Foster plans on featuring the rare animal in agricultural shows and pageants.

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STUDY: MEN WITH BEARDS HAVE MORE GERMS THAN SOME DOGS

If you’re a man growing one burly beard, you might think twice.

Scientists in Switzerland say there are more germs swarming a man’s beard than what you’d find on some dogs.

According to the BBC, scientists from the Hirslanden Clinic swabbed the facial hair of 18 men and the necks of 30 different breeds of dogs and compared the results.

The swabbing showed bearded men between the ages of 18 and 76 had high amounts of bacteria in their beards — while 23 of the 30 dogs swabbed yielded the same results. The remaining dogs studied tested for medium to low levels of bacteria.

Seven of the swabbed men had so much germ activity in their beards that there was a risk they’d get sick.

Researchers stumbled upon the findings by accident. The original intent of the study was to see if men could pick up dog diseases in facial hair.

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